Jun 2024 - 50 Cent Website And Twitter Hack - $722k (Global)
"Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has established himself as a force in the music industry, as a television producer, actor and director, and a phenomenon in the business world.
G-Unit Brands makes available all his official merchandise, which includes 50 Cent, G-Unit, and SMS Audio."
"The rapper 50 Cent has claimed that his Twitter account and website were hacked to promote a memecoin called GUNIT."
"50 Cent has claimed his Twitter account and website were hacked to promote a memecoin called $GUNIT. "I have no association with this crypto," the rapper wrote on Instagram."
"50 Cent also claimed in the post that "Who ever did this made $300,00,000 in 30 minutes." It's not clear where 50 Cent got this number, because the token has only done $19.8 million in volume. One wallet made around $722,000 off the token, and three others also made over $100,000."
"My Twitter & Thisis 50.com was hacked I have no association with this Crypto. Twitter worked quickly to lock my account back down. Who ever did this made $3,000,000 in 30 minutes."
Some in the community recommended he could launch a legitimate token and provide it to purchasers. That's unlikely to happen.
Further Analysis
Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, is a famous music producer. In June 2024, both his Twitter and website were used to promote a GUnit cryptocurrency. 50 cent has claimed that both accounts were hacked and he has nothing to do with the cryptocurrency which was launched. The top account profited $722k from the sale.
How Could This Have Been Prevented?
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Sources/Further Reading
SlowMist Hacked - SlowMist Zone (Dec 31)
50 Cent claims his accounts were compromised to promote a memecoin (Dec 31)
@50cent Twitter (Dec 31)
https://web.archive.org/web/20240621192922/https://thisis50.com/ (Dec 31)
Thisis50 | If it's Hot it's Here! (Dec 31)
For Everything 50 Cent and G-Unit – G-Unit Brands, Inc.
(Dec 31)
Thisis50 - Facebook (Dec 31)
@50cent Twitter (Dec 31)
@50cent Twitter (Dec 31)
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